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@geno: And why do you think he is getting all this negative press? Is it because he lied to the citizens of Wisconsin? Or that he admitted he though about planting trouble-makers into a peaceful crowd? Or what about his ILLEGALLY firing security guards, leaving Milwaukee footing the bill for their backpay? Nah...

It will be interesting to see Mr. Walker get grilled, as this won't be Greta to Favre on Fox News, so no softball questions with talking points for answers. Does Mr. Walker have the chops to answer the tough questions without resorting to sound bites? Or will he just read prepared statements and go off topic? The media is building him up only to take him down, can his ego grow any larger or will he actually start to create jobs as he promised. Laying off 12,000 teachers and public employees isn't a good start, but passing the buck to the cities and municipalities so he can wash his hands of it is the total Scott Walker way of doing things. Shrewd politician, but can he think outside of the normal sound bites? We shall see indeed. Mitch Daniels would be the ideal GOP candidate in 2012, as he know how far to push to get his compromise, Mr. Walker is full speed ahead, damn the torpedoes, look out below, forget the consequences.

You Walker supporters are a sad excuse!!! Let's see in 5 years or so when the Unions are busted up and nobody is fighting for the working class, what happens? Employers will be alble to do whatever they want!Unions help keep the competitive wages for everyone, when there gone, you will be working in sweatshop like conditions making a small % of what you earn now. Walker doesn't care about the poor or middle class people, he is in this for himself and the wealthy!

If you are a worker, union or non-union........shame on you for supporting Walker!!!

How amusing some of these posts mention that Scott Walker is in the pocket of fat cat businesses...hahaha! All I can say is Richard Trumpka who talks with the White House EVERYDAY...and visits the WH a few times a week. Seriously?

In 2009, Democratic Wisconsin state senators rammed through a billion-dollar tax hike in 24 hours with no public input.

In the event anyone has any doubts about ending collective barganing on BENEFITS ONLY (not their wages) go ahead and read the WSJ article today by Robert M. Costrell called Oh, To Be A Teacher in Wisconsin

The gravy train is over and your unions are leading you off the cliff... hense the phrase 'useful idiots'. The are going to care less when thousands of you are laid off.